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>> yeah n places like auburn, alabama, chattanooga, lexington and it will move to the east coast tomorrow. savannah, myrtle beach. richmond, harrisburg. and big cities tomorrow night. >> lee goldberg, thanks so much. the weather for tonight. >>> we're going to turn now to the economy this evening. and the squeeze you felt at the grocery store and the gas station, it's not your imagination. a key new number, the consumer price index, at its highest number in two years. jim avila how it's hitting home. >> reporter: americans spend already 1 out of 5 of their hard earned dollars on their gasoline and the cost to eat and drive is putting a hurt on the budget. >> it's expensive. everything is expensive. >> reporter: dorothy ward with a growing teenager boy at home in los angeles, spent $400 at the super market today. and that is with coupons. >> produce has gone up. i went to buy watermelon and i'm like, i'm not spending $20 on a watermelon. >> reporter: it's a double whammy. squeezed at the grocery store and on the way to it. gas prices up nearly 28 prrnt over the last year. and food prices i
>> yeah n places like auburn, alabama, chattanooga, lexington and it will move to the east coast tomorrow. savannah, myrtle beach. richmond, harrisburg. and big cities tomorrow night. >> lee goldberg, thanks so much. the weather for tonight. >>> we're going to turn now to the economy this evening. and the squeeze you felt at the grocery store and the gas station, it's not your imagination. a key new number, the consumer price index, at its highest number in two years. jim...
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nbc's roger o'neal has our report from chattanooga. >> reporter: it is a most unusual entrance to a factory. lions and bears, palm trees, for goodness sakes, in tennessee. want to see the inside? and there's the ceo. eccentric is a badge david morris proudly wears. >> you're working up a sweat? >> yeah, i am. i'm a good worker. >> i can see that. >> he's most proud of taking the dis out of disabled. >> the people we hired have been tossed aside by society. >> 80% of his workers have what morris calls positive distraction. many of the workers will tell you their biggest disability is us because of the labels we put on them. schizophrenic, autistic, downs, cerebral palsy. how can they become able employees if we think of them as disabled? >> all they want is a chance and an opportunity. we're mentoring them, but they're making us better people. >> artificial grass is morris' business, but his connection with workers is real. for 30 years, people like robby have gotten real jobs with real wages. habitat international gets no government subsidies, no social workers here, no special equipment ex
nbc's roger o'neal has our report from chattanooga. >> reporter: it is a most unusual entrance to a factory. lions and bears, palm trees, for goodness sakes, in tennessee. want to see the inside? and there's the ceo. eccentric is a badge david morris proudly wears. >> you're working up a sweat? >> yeah, i am. i'm a good worker. >> i can see that. >> he's most proud of taking the dis out of disabled. >> the people we hired have been tossed aside by society....
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Apr 27, 2011
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and you can see huntsville alabama and chattanooga. it is a curl as it moves up interitate 59. that is a tornado that has people trapped. any time you see a squall line like that. you look at the coma shape right over 59 and that is leakly where you will have the tornado. they are getting pounded by strong storms this morning. talk about what happened the last two days down there. what we are seeing outside right now, what we are seeing we are quiet at home with our cam . going back to the graphic and talk about what happened in the last couple of days. tornado reports, 44 of them and they have hit texas and alabama and arkansas and tennessee . fast forward. it is the same area. it is hit with 52. it is southeast. there are calm conditions. and mid-40s in santa cruz and monterey. so for highlights, mostly sunny and mild temperatures and a lot like yesterday. cooling winds will arrive and they will exit on friday and allow the warming trends in the weekend . and near brent wood. and we'll have cent degrees temperatures . it is a south bay . upper 60s. and mid-to upper 50s for yo
and you can see huntsville alabama and chattanooga. it is a curl as it moves up interitate 59. that is a tornado that has people trapped. any time you see a squall line like that. you look at the coma shape right over 59 and that is leakly where you will have the tornado. they are getting pounded by strong storms this morning. talk about what happened the last two days down there. what we are seeing outside right now, what we are seeing we are quiet at home with our cam . going back to the...
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chattanooga, tenn. 16 people dead so far. one woman was killed with a tree that fell on her house. 24 people have been killed and tennessee. >> watching be a real traffic. and this is a new hot spot. his >> in san francisco, it is hard on the chainaz slick freeway. right where it begins this to car accident you can see that it is just on the scene. they are putting up a break. they are blocking the right lane. this is right after the central freeway merges. with the-james lick freeway. just north of the ups building. reports that there could be injuries involved. c h p will be on the scene and assess weather or not the vehicles can be moved. if there are no injuries? motorists are required if possible to move their vehicles out of the traffic lane. this is going to impact the northbound, all the way to the octavia street expressway but also coming from the upper deck. of the bay bridge. that has been problem-free so far. no backups, delays. we can easily of storm this problem in the commute without having much of the serious
chattanooga, tenn. 16 people dead so far. one woman was killed with a tree that fell on her house. 24 people have been killed and tennessee. >> watching be a real traffic. and this is a new hot spot. his >> in san francisco, it is hard on the chainaz slick freeway. right where it begins this to car accident you can see that it is just on the scene. they are putting up a break. they are blocking the right lane. this is right after the central freeway merges. with the-james lick...
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. >> lehrer: mayor of chattanooga. >> that's sort of the sad thing about all this. and at the same times there's this other debate going on which is about the serious stuff. and it is a heated debate, as it should be. but you have a couple people at the same time this is happening really talking about the big issues, paul ryan for wisconsin is one. i think the president would like to talk about the big issues. and that stuff is what really matters. >> speaking of paul ryan, of course chairman of the house budget committee came out with a plan for 2012. what do you think tav that? >> well, hi two completely opposite reacts. the first was good for him. i like anybody who is willing to come out and put a comprehensive plan on the table for dealing with the long-term debt which involves some very painful changes in entitlements. it's going to require that no matter whose plan it is. so good for him. it's not-- it's not, when i say comprehensive, it's a plan that has a lot of holes in it. you can pick apart some of the assumptions but it's still a plan. and sort people h
. >> lehrer: mayor of chattanooga. >> that's sort of the sad thing about all this. and at the same times there's this other debate going on which is about the serious stuff. and it is a heated debate, as it should be. but you have a couple people at the same time this is happening really talking about the big issues, paul ryan for wisconsin is one. i think the president would like to talk about the big issues. and that stuff is what really matters. >> speaking of paul ryan, of...
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it shows you exactly what is going on in three cities that we , andd -- omaha, akron chattanooga. we urge viewers to look at that and see graphically what is happening. it is better to see what is happening than just talk about it. host: will show the website during the interview so the colors and viewers can see it. in addition to your question or comment, tell us who york mayor is and whether or not you think that person is doing a good job or not. we have lost columbus. let's go to lansing, mich., on the line for democrats. rita, who is your mayor? how is he doing? caller: he is doing a fabulous job. i have blogged with mayor vanero all the time. it is a great source to have people get their opinions out there. we have rick schneider in michigan tried to take over -- trying to take over the mayors positions all over the state. he wants to make places where rich people can park their yachts on public land and make it private. i do not know what this country is coming to. it really worries me. people from the commerce department are supposed to be looking out for us. they're tryi
it shows you exactly what is going on in three cities that we , andd -- omaha, akron chattanooga. we urge viewers to look at that and see graphically what is happening. it is better to see what is happening than just talk about it. host: will show the website during the interview so the colors and viewers can see it. in addition to your question or comment, tell us who york mayor is and whether or not you think that person is doing a good job or not. we have lost columbus. let's go to lansing,...
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host: chattanooga, tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for having this on c- span today. i would like to make a couple of comments and then i have a question for y. the first, but like to make is i live it very close to where coal is in tennessee. i would like to say how disappointed i was in the way epa handled that situation. it was so devastating to the area. i do not think anybody could really imagine how bad that really was. the last i heard a, the spill there was put in train cars and they paid a town in alabama to take the coal ash. i really do not call that cleanup . the water rates went up 28% so i have been disappointed in that. second of all, the federal government is now wanting to cut the funding for npr which really lets a lot of the public know what is going on an environmentally. i am very disappointed about that. i feel like it is just another way for the republicans to countdown people and keep them less informed. furthermore, i have never had any congressperson ask me how i felt about the situation with the cu
host: chattanooga, tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for having this on c- span today. i would like to make a couple of comments and then i have a question for y. the first, but like to make is i live it very close to where coal is in tennessee. i would like to say how disappointed i was in the way epa handled that situation. it was so devastating to the area. i do not think anybody could really imagine how bad that really was. the last i heard a, the spill there was put...
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already, there were tornado watches in north georgia and the chattanooga area. it will fire up later this afternoon and into tonight. so, make sure that anybody will be watching out for strong to severe storms during the day today. od it would be mostly sunny and mild and cooling wends for tomorrow and they blow out in time for a warping trend for this weekend. upper 50s on the coast and mid-60s from the bay shore and upper 50s in the inhand valley. it is chilly with temperatures back in the 40s. accu-weather 7-day forecast cooler >> we are live this morning. and my biggest concern was, that, gabrielle, emily was freshly changed. not going to be an issue. i don't have to man anything. >> no. >> okay. george? >> sam, thanks very much. >>> when it comes to clothes shopping, we men have it pretty easy. if we know our size, it will hold from store-to-store. women watching today knows that's not true. but that may be changing. one clever entrepreneur has come up with a way to get the right fit no matter where you shop. sharyn alfonsi has that. >> most women will pick
already, there were tornado watches in north georgia and the chattanooga area. it will fire up later this afternoon and into tonight. so, make sure that anybody will be watching out for strong to severe storms during the day today. od it would be mostly sunny and mild and cooling wends for tomorrow and they blow out in time for a warping trend for this weekend. upper 50s on the coast and mid-60s from the bay shore and upper 50s in the inhand valley. it is chilly with temperatures back in the...
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at our new state-of-the-art plant in chattanooga, tennessee. furthermore, we're in the process of maximizing the benefits of our global reach by adopting a new modular tool kit strategy that cuts the cost and complexity of production across our brands and operations. these modular tool kits will bring together processes that give us the flexibility to introduce a wide variety of power trains and body styles at much reduced cost. now, all of these factors; technological expertise, our global market reach and innovative manufacturing and engineering processes really put the group in a position to have that strong impact on e-mobility that we foresee. in total, i think this is clearly an exciting time for the global auto industry. the race to develop the best electric cars is clearly on, and we certainly welcome that competition. i think the edta here is playing a very important role in that process, and we applaud your efforts to reduce market hurdles, to educate stakeholders, the standardize regulatory policies and to accelerate technology break
at our new state-of-the-art plant in chattanooga, tennessee. furthermore, we're in the process of maximizing the benefits of our global reach by adopting a new modular tool kit strategy that cuts the cost and complexity of production across our brands and operations. these modular tool kits will bring together processes that give us the flexibility to introduce a wide variety of power trains and body styles at much reduced cost. now, all of these factors; technological expertise, our global...
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but i guess i -- i want to first ask him as a highly successful mayor of chattanooga, received great applause around the country and in the state for his leadership, he had to deal with the real numbers, real expenditures and real budget. an as a very successful businessman, he's had the same challenge. so i guess i would ask him for his perspective having been in the senate now several years. what he thinks if we have a corporation, a mayor, or a nation facing the most severe debt crisis perhaps in its history that we haven't had a budget and don't have a plan. i guess my first question, senator corker is: from a businessman, a former mayor who had to run a city, balance a budget, what's your perspective? mr. corker: thank you, senator. i -- i was on the floor last week as weeg talked about the continuing -- last week as egg talked about the continuing -- lass week as we talked about the continuing resolution. and the most important thing is we never know where we're going. it's an maigz thing to have 435 people serving in congress and there's no road map as to what we're going to d
but i guess i -- i want to first ask him as a highly successful mayor of chattanooga, received great applause around the country and in the state for his leadership, he had to deal with the real numbers, real expenditures and real budget. an as a very successful businessman, he's had the same challenge. so i guess i would ask him for his perspective having been in the senate now several years. what he thinks if we have a corporation, a mayor, or a nation facing the most severe debt crisis...
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host: chattanooga, tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for having this on c- span today. i would like to make a couple of comments and then i have a question for you. the first, but like to make is i live it very close to where coal is in tennessee. i would like to say how disappointed i was in the way epa handled that situation. it was so devastating to the area. i do not think anybody could really imagine how bad that really was. the last i heard a, the spill there was put in train cars and they paid a town in alabama to take the coal ash. i really do not call that cleanup of. the water rates went up 28% so i have been disappointed in that. second of all, the federal government is now wanting to cut the funding for npr which really lets a lot of the public know what is going on an environmentally. i am very disappointed about that. i feel like it is just another way for the republicans to countdown people and keep them less informed. furthermore, i have never had any congressperson ask me how i felt about the situation with th
host: chattanooga, tennessee. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for having this on c- span today. i would like to make a couple of comments and then i have a question for you. the first, but like to make is i live it very close to where coal is in tennessee. i would like to say how disappointed i was in the way epa handled that situation. it was so devastating to the area. i do not think anybody could really imagine how bad that really was. the last i heard a, the spill there was...
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speaker, today i rise to honor two members of the chattanooga police department who were shot over the weekend. one of them fatally, while responding to a robbery in progress. sergeant tim chapin was a 26-year veteran of the department. he lost his life in the line of duty on saturday during a gun battle with an escaped convict who had robbed a local store. throughout my law career, i had the chance to interact with sergeant chapin on many occasions. i found him to be an outstanding officer and even better human being. officer lauren johnson, who a few years ago donated a kidney to a fellow officer, was wounded during the gun battle as well. mr. fleischmann: i ask everyone to join me in saying many prayers for sergeant chapin's family and his wife, kelly, as she now has to raise two boys as a single mother. today we remember officers chapin and johnson and those who serve alongside of them keeping our communities safe. they are our heroes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from calif
speaker, today i rise to honor two members of the chattanooga police department who were shot over the weekend. one of them fatally, while responding to a robbery in progress. sergeant tim chapin was a 26-year veteran of the department. he lost his life in the line of duty on saturday during a gun battle with an escaped convict who had robbed a local store. throughout my law career, i had the chance to interact with sergeant chapin on many occasions. i found him to be an outstanding officer and...
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i push it it is up into travel of your from chattanooga, tennessee, to provide my testimony today. among the many challenges workers face at fukushima dig nuclear plant was a need to provide cooling for radiated field in seven on site spent fuel pools. the refill was mature come when inside the core of an opera and reactor, it radiated fuel so hazardous that the plant has an array of emergency systems whose sole purpose is to protect the fuel from damage by overheating. some of these emergency systems feature motor driven pumps, while some features steam driven pumps. these emergency core cooling systems can be powered by the electrical grid, but emergency diesel generators, in some cases by on site batteries at the diversity and redundancy of these emergency core cooling systems provides high but not absolute assurance that the radiated fuel will be adequately cooled. if the highly reliable cool systems fail, the radiated fool in the reactor core is encased within strong concrete walls four to five feet thick. this structure provides additional assurance that the public is protect
i push it it is up into travel of your from chattanooga, tennessee, to provide my testimony today. among the many challenges workers face at fukushima dig nuclear plant was a need to provide cooling for radiated field in seven on site spent fuel pools. the refill was mature come when inside the core of an opera and reactor, it radiated fuel so hazardous that the plant has an array of emergency systems whose sole purpose is to protect the fuel from damage by overheating. some of these emergency...
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there is a theme going on here with the former governor of virginia, senator warner, former mayor of chattanooga, and i want to continue with that theme. i go home at night, usually take the train, come back the next morning. this morning i was walking on the platform to catch my train, one person said to me, y'all are acting like a state legislature down there in the snavment i said, no, that's not the way we act in dover, delaware. when i was governor for those eight years, would had a democratic senate, we had a republican house like we have here. we had a democratic governor for those eight years. yet we managed to communicate and to compromise and to be able to balance our budget eight years in a row, cut taxes seven out of the eight years, created tens of thousands of jobs in the state and to get ourselves a triple-a credit rating for the first time in the history of the state. that's what you can do when you communicated and compromise in good faith. this is -- at the end of these negotiations, i think largely taken in good faith by good partisans. they have a lot of respect for our own l
there is a theme going on here with the former governor of virginia, senator warner, former mayor of chattanooga, and i want to continue with that theme. i go home at night, usually take the train, come back the next morning. this morning i was walking on the platform to catch my train, one person said to me, y'all are acting like a state legislature down there in the snavment i said, no, that's not the way we act in dover, delaware. when i was governor for those eight years, would had a...